naming a language

[Östen Dahl]

> 
> Is there a reason not to call it Övdalska, following the speakers'
> usage? That always seems like the best policy to me, unless there is
> some confusion. (Very interesting!)
> 
> Pam
> 

I would actually think that is preferable to "Övdalian" or "Oevdalian",
which sound a bit hybrid to me.

There was a mistake in my previous posting: for "Öwdaln", read "Övdaln".

Östen
(a.k.a. Oesten)